The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-24
THE NATIONAL DRILL.
Justrce Woods Successor May lie Judge
Jaekson-Othe err Washington Notes.

Jaekson-Other Washington Notes.
Correspondenes Of the Palatka Ners.
WAsHINGToN, May 81
All things are quiet at the Capital ex-
cept the military. If the soldier boys
do not have good time it will not be
the fault of their hosts. Everything was
in readiness by Saturday for their COM
ing. The largest area of beautiful grass
plot on which they drill is enclosed by
fence so high that no little urchin can
scramble to its top or get a view of the
lovely panorama within without paying
his twenty-five cents, or climb the teie
graph poles to view the coveted sight, as
Ben Butler assembled his tower to take
in the situation around Richmond dur
ing the late unpleasantness. Rails have
been laid for the movement of the two
vessels that will represent the fight be-
tween the Monitor and Merrimack. This
will be a grand and thrilling spectacle
The drill ground is partially enclosed by
a grand stand that will seat $1,000 per-
sons. On Sunday next the celebrated
divine Rev. t. Dewitt Talmage, will
preach ON the camp grounds to the sol
diery. Applications are pilinS up for
seats on that occasion.
The beautiful green on the bank of the
Potomac and from which the Washing
ton Monument towers up 555 feet, is
covered with snow white tents for the
quartering of the troops, most of whom
arrived Saturday, Sunday and now ev
cry train is bringing in more. This
country has never witnessed in time of
peace such a military pageant as is in
store for Washington and its thousands
of visitors this week. More about it will
be said in my next.
Judicial circles are much agItated as
to who will be appointed to fill the va
cancy on the Supreme Court Bench
made by the death of Justice Woods
Many prominent names have been men,
toned, including Secretary Lamar and
Attorney General Garland. 1t is generally
conceded that the appointment will go to
the South. Although his name has not
yet been mentioned, you need not be sur
prised if Circuit Judge jackson receives
WIG appointments. ctchooh ".1o
10th to leave the Senate, and only did
so at the earnest solicitation of the Presi-
dent. 1t is believed that however much
he might have been willing to accommO-
date the President he would not have
given up his seat in the Senate unless he
had cause to believe that when the OPP
portunity arose he would be appointed
to the United States Supreme Court
Bench. The Judge is not only an able
jurist but is also from the South-repre-
senting Tennessee i'm the Senate at the
time of his appointment to the Circuit
stances, Judge jackson is likely to re-
ceive the appointment.
The ministers of the gospel in the Dis
trict of Columbia are becoming very ag-
gressive. Within the past week they
have agreed not to marry any divorced
person unless the divorce has been OBJ
tanned for adultery. Last session of
Congress they made n strenuous effort to
have Congress amend the divorce laws
in force here so as to allow divorce for
only one or two causes, whereas at pres
ent there are some seven or eight grounds
under any one of which the bonds of
matrimony may be dissolved. The effort
will be renewed the coming Congress.
Now that the divorce question is par
tally settled, the preachers have taken
up for discussion and change the subject
of funerals. 1t is claimed that they are
entirely too extravaSant, and worked
for all that they can be to advertise the
business of undertakers. The object in
view by the present discussion is to gen.
orally make the ceremonies palmer and
more simple in every way.
The clerks in the departments are get
ting bravely over their recent scare pro-
duced by the new rules of the Civil Ser
vice Commissioners, compelling all en-
ployees to undergo an examination for
promotion whether they wanted to or
not, and in the event of failure TO come
up to the standard be subject to dismi-
ssal. The explanation given by Commits
sioner Oberly has quoted many palpi-
tating heart, and now all is serene and
quiet along the Potomac once more.
Judge Perkins OutdOne.